Rygel
UPnP AV MediaServer that allows you to easily share audio, video, and pictures. Media player software may use Rygel to become a MediaRenderer that may be controlled remotely by a UPnP or DLNA Controller.
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Still maintained? Yes: 52 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 46.1 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: Plex Pass alternatives.
At a glance
Rygel quick facts
- Health score
- 74/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 11
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 46.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- LGPL-2.1
Top alternatives to Rygel
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Rygel scores 74/100, #11 of 17 in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming: 52 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (46.1, 20 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 11 stars add 4.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 15.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the gitlab.gnome.org API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
52 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
46.1 released 20 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 4.3 / 20
11 stars on gitlab.gnome.org (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 52
- Last 90 days
- 90
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #11 of 17 tools in Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming by health , between Kodi (#10) and Karaoke Eternal (#12) .
Details
| Licence | LGPL-2.1 |
| Platforms | C |
| Latest release | 46.1 · 20 days ago |
| Stars | 11 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/rygel ↗ |
Rygel vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Rygel (Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellyfin | 99 | 59k | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
| MediaMTX | 97 | 21k | MIT | today |
| Stash | 94 | 13k | AGPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| Gerbera | 93 | 1.4k | GPL-2.0 | yesterday |
| Rygel (this tool) | 74 | 11 | LGPL-2.1 | yesterday |
| Karaoke Eternal | 53 | 922 | ISC | 2 months ago |
Rygel: common questions
Is Rygel still maintained?
Rygel had 52 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 46.1, is from 20 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.